Floor Before Drywall

When installing drywall should it rest on the floor.

Floor before drywall.

Good luck with your project. First time remodelers often make the mistake of letting drywall rest on the floor while attaching it to the vertical wall studs with screws. And it will be unsuccessful. Dealing with the inevitable drywall mess will add time and expense to the floor finishing.

In this case the decision is practically made for you already. The common mistake is to screw the drywall to the framing before trimming the opening. After floors this would be a huge pain to do since you would need to pull the door out and saw the jamb. The key to solve this problem is to check the fit before you press the drywall tight to the wall.

Then the drywall will break around the electrical box left requiring extra time to patch. After carefully measuring and cutting out the openings in your sheet. Before the floors go in you can easily shim one end of the jamb to get the door exactly plumb. Do the drywall first.

Yes floor refinishing is messy but they don t want to start with a film of gymsum dust all over the place. Repair any cracks in the foundation professionally before you drywall. If you simply have no floor coverings yet and just a subfloor then you will greatly benefit by painting the walls and ceiling before refinishing the floors. Install drywall before flooring.

Been standing on the 2nd floor when the guys on the 1st floor were banging in the floor on the 1st floorand the 2nd dloor shook causing screw pops. Trying to protect the floor will add time and expense to the drywalling. And use a vapor barrier. If there is flooring like tile under the carpet drywall first.

Make sure the haz mat people disinfected your basement before you proceed and run a de humidifier for several days to ensure the dampness is gone. Also maybe others are more careful but i found it s hard not to ding the floor a little bit when doing doors afterwards. The 1 4 inch drywall should work but will require finishing and replacement of all the trim in the room. The easiest option would be to coat the walls with a good bonding primer before applying another top coat of paint.

When you re hanging drywall and installing new flooring it s usually best to hang the drywall first and then save the floor for last. At this stage it s still too early to hang drywall. The subfloor must be in place before mechanical contractors such as electricians and plumbers can install wiring and pipes in the walls. Time and mess if time is of the essence it s quicker to hang the drywall and tape out the walls first.